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Chapter 489 Chapter 488, the formal attack begins

The devils attacked, the devils fired, the devils moved forward to build positions, the devils stepped on a landmine...

We have long understood the Japanese's tactics thoroughly, so the special countermeasures have shown their power.

The Japanese artillery bombardment, apart from blowing off some of the stone skin of the bunker and splashing a lot of stone powder, did not cause any casualties to the soldiers in the bunker.

Of course, your ears will definitely feel buzzing, but everyone will just treat it as firecrackers during the New Year, as long as no one is hurt.

In the bunker, the soldiers lay on the inner shelter built with several layers of sandbags, leaning sideways, watching the Japanese outside through the observation holes and shooting holes, waiting for the order to fight back.

Because of the cushioning of the sandbags, the shock waves from the explosion of the shells will not have any impact on the soldiers' bodies. After all, sand has a strong ability to absorb shock.

So, when Zheng Changfeng walked all the way through the tunnel and reached the bunker in front, he saw the soldiers looking outside intently, waiting for the battle.

Very good, everyone is in good spirits, no one is afraid, instead, they are all eagerly waiting for the battle... Zheng Changfeng made a judgment and was very satisfied with the results of this year's training.

At this time, the Japanese finally reached the minefield of pedal mines! The Japanese artillery bombardment did not clear many mines, mainly because they were buried too densely, and the Japanese artillery shells were not omnipotent.

So, when the Japanese soldiers who were digging trenches were planning to dig in front of the heavy machine gun position, they stepped on pedal mines one after another, and then three or five Japanese soldiers were taken away.

Landmines are definitely lethal, just look at the dozens of dead Japanese soldiers lying on the ground! However, what is more terrifying than the lethality is the psychological deterrence to the Japanese soldiers!
The Japanese who stepped on the bullet mines basically lost half of their feet, and the lucky ones could only have a few toes left. The screams were terrifying. Looking at the Japanese who were killed by the explosion, their lower bodies were basically covered in blood, and even their intestines were blown out, which was even more horrible.

Faced with such a situation, the Japanese soldiers were terrified and didn't know how to deal with it! Captain Watanabe drew his command knife and shouted to the Japanese soldiers around him: "Think about turning back, we need tactical guidance! Hurry up..."

The only ones who could talk about retreat in this way were the Japanese.

As the Japanese soldiers of Watanabe's squadron retreated backwards, carrying the wounded and dragging the dead, Captain Aso decisively chose to lead the team to retreat, and also helped to bring back the wounded of the heavy machine gun squadron.

More than ten minutes later, on the hillside on the south side of the ridge, Captain Shigeto looked at the three squadrons, nearly half of whom had been killed or wounded, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. Scold? Comfort? None of them seemed appropriate.

"Mr. Zhong Teng, the mistake this time is my fault! I didn't expect that the Eighth Route Army would set up such a dense minefield here. This is something I didn't anticipate in advance!" Colonel Kuzuki's words took away Shigeto's embarrassment and eased the sad atmosphere of the Japanese soldiers because of the heavy casualties.

"I have asked Ogasawara-kun to adjust the new coordinates and let him use the 600-meter range south of the thin sky as the bombing area! When you attack again, you just need to step on the bomb craters and move forward! Okay, take a break and prepare a new attack team! By the way, the location of the heavy machine gun position will be bombed intensively. It won't work without the cover of heavy machine guns!"

The minefield that was laid out at the beginning turned out to be the nightmare of the Japanese. Countless artillery shells flew out from the Japanese positions and exploded in the wilderness to the south, turning the entire area into scorched earth.

"The Japanese are doing this, we have no mutton to eat..." In a bunker, Zhang Jueming looked at the minefield that was overturned bit by bit with great distress, and felt quite resentful. Little Japanese, can't you drive some sheep to step on the mines? Zhang Jueming's resentment did not change the Japanese's wealth. About 200 shells hit the land south of the narrow sky, creating large and small craters for the Japanese attack team.

Finally, the shelling ended, and the Japanese moved forward again. Stepping on the bomb craters, they finally built a heavy machine gun position 600 meters away from the thin line of sky. At a distance of 500 meters, they dug a trench, put the soil in sacks, and built a protective wall in front of the trench.

It took the Japanese two hours to build their positions, and the shelling also stopped for two hours. It was not until around 10 o'clock in the morning that the Japanese organized a team and prepared to launch an attack.

In the tunnel, the artillery observers had already passed the location of the enemy trenches to the artillery positions behind so that the artillery commanders could have a clear idea of ​​the situation. At this moment, they were holding the phone and could make calls.

At this time, the machine gunners of the Civilian 24 raised their hands and pulled the bolt, sending the bullet into the chamber. The assistant gunner beside them also thoughtfully inserted the bulletproof shield into the special slot.

Next to the Min-24 heavy machine gun, the machine gunners holding the Qi Lali light machine gun were also pulling the bolt to load the bullet and making final preparations.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the tunnel became tense, because everyone knew that the real battle was about to begin!

On the top of the cliff, in the East No. 3 bunker, Tian E pointed at the Japanese heavy machine gun position and said to the grenade launchers beside him: "You all see the Japanese heavy machine gun position, right? When the Japanese attack, you will immediately get out of the bunker, put up the grenade launchers behind the bunker, and blow up those heavy machine guns for me!"

"Tell the snipers and precision shooters in each row not to attack other Japanese soldiers, but only their flamethrowers and machine gunners!"

"Okay, the Japs are attacking, grenade launcher team, prepare for battle!" Tian E's voice was so loud that it could be heard in the three bunkers of the company and also in the bunker under his feet.

Similarly, on the first company side on the west side, Huyan Bao also issued similar orders, asking the soldiers to prepare for battle.

To the south, the Japanese attacked the position. Watanabe glanced at the more than 100 soldiers under his command and pointed the blade of his command knife forward: "Death..."

"Shoot... cover the attack!" Squadron Leader Kato, with a bandage on his foot, also gave orders to the heavy machine gun squadron in the rear.

Ga g g g... Ga g g g... The unpleasant sound of the Type 92 heavy machine gun was heard. The magazine kept pushing, and bullets were sent into the barrel and fired out of the muzzle.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...boom, boom, boom...The Type 92 Infantry Artillery Unit was also carrying out its final bombardment on the bunker on the eve of the attack.

"I'm going to die..." The Japanese soldiers, under the command of their respective commanders, stepped on the bomb craters under their feet and attacked towards the narrow gap.

(End of this chapter)